Fairburn is a town in Custer County, South Dakota, home to about 61 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 57738.
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)273 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO283 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL797 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fairburn; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Fairburn had 60 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2000.
It’s the 363rd largest of 440 towns in South Dakota by population.
Custer County grew from 2,728 residents in 1900 to 8,318 in 2020.
Custer County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 21.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wind Cave, SD weather station (15 miles away).
1,536 jobs at 327 businesses in Custer County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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